Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,406 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Theodore “Ted” Rhodes (1913-1969)
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Black Belt Republic (1928-1934)
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Donald Milton Payne Jr. (1958- )
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Leo Branton Jr. (1922-2013)

Explore Global African History

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Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire (1909- )
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David Frank Adjaye (1966- )
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Ancient Nubia (ca. 5000 BC-500 AD)
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Mangrove Nine Trial (1970-1972)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Distant Whistles, Muted Flutes: Ada Wright in Glasgow, 1932
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What Comes Naturally: The Loving v. Virginia Case in Historical Perspective
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
Migrant Mother Holds Her Baby, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1940
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In Praise of Mayme Clayton: Images of the African American West

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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